1. Creator/Author:
  2. J. P. Webster (4)

Old Abe Has Gone & Did It, Boys

Creator:
H. M. Higgins, J. P. Webster, S. Fillmore Bennett
Location:
Illinois, Cook County, Chicago
Origin Date:
1862
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 13 1/4 in x 10 1/16 in
Item ID:
71.2009.083.0032
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Sheet Music

Description

This is a piece of sheet music for the song, "Old Abe Has Gone & Did it, Boys." The cover is plain with the title printed in black lettering in an arch near the center of the cover. Below the title is decorative scroll detailing along with the names of the composer and lyricist. Publishing information is printed at the bottom of the cover. 1 score (5 p.) Verses 5-9 printed as text on p. 5. First line: O, ye niggers come along, for I's gwine to sing a song Chorus: Yes, Ole Abe has gone and' did it, boys, Glory, hallelujerum! Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.